Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-17
THE CROWN PRINCES QUARTERS.
How the Afflicted Heir Co the German
Throne Lives at san lsena0.

San Reno Letter to the vossiche Zeituns
since the arrival OF the crown prince from b.
veno he has been seen daily walking or driving out
His appearance carriage and energy are very en-.
courag1ng. The hue OF health overspreads his
face; no one would suspect the existence OF q
dangerous malady. The princes residence, the
villa Zirio. Is situated In the eastern part OF q
long row or villas near the sea, and Is surrounded
by a small but picturesque garden. The south
'front.' OF the building contains seven windows on
each story, three Of which are In q slightly pro-
truding central portion, in front OF which is
race supported by columns and surrounded by .
stone balustrade The crown prince occupies the
western, the crown princess the eastern portion OF
the second story. Part q the donestics i've IN 4
small cottage at q short distance. The princi-
pal villa, with its lght-yeliow walls. light
very pleasant. All round the ground floor
and ante-room lies Q shrubbery OF low palm
T IRE gigantic aioes, ivy and other climbing
70 the height OF the windows OF the topmost story
The terrace garden In front OF the villa, supported
hover beds, sbrupper,es. and grange. ana lemon
trees In tuba AZ the sides and back are planta-
LIONS Q, eucalyptus pepper and pine trees pho.
trees, thick evergreen bushes, blooming hedges,
palms, and cactuses MI the lower garden, which
reaches down TO the high road, and IN which the
royal family frequently walk. On the other side
OF the road stands the Hotel de Ia Mediterranee In
which the consulting physicians resided, and also
Prince William during the few days he remained
In san RENO. once when walking with his mother
and sisters on a rainy morning he turned up his
trousers 10 keep them out OF the mud. Before his
uepafture he wrote In the notebook OF the hotel
porter. an honest Brandenburger. the words: "rhe
present COMMANDER OF the guard-hussar regiment
70 an Old guard hussar, w. Pr. V. Pr, San Reno,
il-li-sZ' The honest man, with tears
IN MS eyes, showed me this proof OF the
traditional happy manner Of the Hohenzol-
Terms. The number OF guests In the Hotel de la
Mediterranee was much Increased after the arrival
or the crown prince, but on the whole the visitors
TO San Reno seem considerably fewer than In pre-
vi0us winters. or the earthquakes OF last
February there are no more traces 10 be seen In
the lower part OF the town, for they have been
hastily removed, but the old town lies partly In
ruins. The higher one goes up the narrow,
crooked streets formed OF steps and crossed here
and there by flying arches the more frequent be-
come the traces OF the catastrophe which cost 50
many lives. In the topmost quarter or the town
many houses have completely fallen; Others are
shaken and lettering. Whole streets are entirely
deserted, and though the vines climb the tall,
black, cracked walls, not voice is heard within
doors and no curious face looks out at the DARK,
empty window openings, bare OF wood or glass
IL Is IKE wandering through city OF the dead,
and our steps echo m0urnfully under the arches,
In the gloom OF which we seek our way. In the
inhabited parts OF the town life goes on as usual.
Inc dead have been buried, masses for them have
been sung, few PROFESSIONS with crucifxeS
litanes have taken place, and new people live.
love and work in the old, Old way. hoping that
their patron saint will take better care OF them
another time